Cash-register.



trlNII-ED STATES FRANK n.y BIOKFORD, 0E DAYTON, oHio y E y n l n CASH REGISTER COMPANY, oE JE s Y` G ITY, NEW JERsnnLy y SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent 0,669,453, datedlvlfach 5,1901. n n f Application filed JulyZl, 1899.- Serv y y A i To all" whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H; BIoKEoRD, a

' citizen of the United States, residingat Daytimes theturn-to-zero devices of a main l f5k application of an improved form of auxiliary counter to theturn-to-zero devices of the main' counter of a cash-register-y inventionl n y tail perspective View of the maincounteigits n aperture therein, being showinin dottedjlines.

in the shaft (i when said shaft is rotated to lever. roi" counter-wheels 5loosely mounted upon a f shaftand provided,respectively,withspringv suitably mounted on the frame 1; y This'lever Iton, in the county of yMontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Cash-Registersf which I: declare the following toy be a f'ull, clear, and Iexact description. f k 1 This invention relates yto improvements in counters forcash-registeraandhas more par-L ticular relation to auxiliarycounters for the same for keeping a record oi"r thenumber of connter have been operated. t

The primary objectoi thefinvention is lthe In the accompanying drawings, 'forming part of this` specification, Figurel represents a side elevation ofthe devicesembodyingmy Fig2 represents au enlarged deturn-to-zero shaft,and the auxiliary-counteroperatinglever; and Fig'. 3 represents'adetail `side elevation of one of the auxiliary-counter wheels, a portion of the cabinemwith the sight- In the said drawingsrepresents the frame of the machine; 2, the maink co,unter;`3, the `auxiliary connteigandtthe main operatingpressed pavvls 7 which are arranged to been` gaged byone ofthe Wallsof a groove 8, formed turn the Wheelsr to zero.` T hegcounter may be of any desired construction employing def vices for turning the counter-wheels to zero,

andthe same forms no part of my present invention. A disk 9 is fast tothe aforesaid shaft is rotated'engages the beveled end ofthe bellcrank lever 4 and forces the sameto the rear, c, o so as to rock 'said leveronits pivotgf This` l rocking movement kof the levercausesits upf per angular end ll-to engage andliftja nose 12, formed o'n `api'votedlever- 13, which is yon said lever Themaincounter2comprisesa series n y n j It.' will be observed frornflthe` abovet'hat r` every time the 'shaftf is Pot rted to turny f 124,641.1 (No man.)

'is provided atk free kend'Withtvvoaspaced lingers 14, which are arrangedto contactwith i astud 15,'mountedon thet'ram" kndfthus n limit,themovementofthe lever. Said lever is normally drawfndowln at its free endfbya coil-spring "16, connected tothe mainframe andto apivo d operating-pavvlgl?,mounted k y6'action'ofwt'he springalso y paw'l t vengage'ment1W" tends to lhold a ratchet-.Wheel l18,/fast to ra'diskpl), which' with numerals arrang din proper'y n fand is arranged to n the distance ofonen'umera alssuccessively into view thi-ou' y aperture formedinthe'cabinet of yt emachine. l V

When thejdisk 19ha's niade'one complete revolution, ya finger 20, mounted thereon, enfk gagesk teeth y21,carried 'by theftensy isk 22,

andthus advancesr the sa'inethe dlstance'jofr onenumeral in "a manner wellfknown yinthe' art and needingno furtherexplanation'here. When the'pinflOdisengages rfrom thefend of the lever @the latter is drawn back to its u normal position thelever 13, which in turn yis dravvnjdo'vvny thecoil-spring 1K6. Inn p der tojpreventany backward rotation of r'the o n ratchet-wheellS, I' mounta,,retaining-spring,y n c 23 on the main'frameins'uch position that itj will engagethe'same jat all times. t

counter-Wheelsfto "zero `rthe operationy n istered ,upon rhe auxiliary]counter, and a glance'at the satnevvvillk s yvvfjusthow many l times the counter has beensooperated 'f vAL suitable casing is placedabout the au iliary counter rto protect the same from tampering oreXternal and Ifr tionp,y 1

My improvement is not neL essarily limited f s in its application tocash'aregsters, a'sthay samefmaylbe appliedovvith equalyfaoilityto HavigthS @scribed Inyivflnywhat Iclaimasnemiand desire to secu-re by Letters Patent, iS-jl. The combination with a main counter, of devices for positively turning the same back to the zero position, an auxiliary counter, a pivoted spring-drawn lever carrying a pawl arranged to actuate the auxiliary counter, and means connecting said lever to the turnto-zero devices so that it will be operated by the act of turning to Zero.

2. The combination with a main counter having a turn-to-zero shaft, of a disk mounted on said shaft and carrying a projection, a pivoted lever having a bevel and adapted to be engaged by said projection and an auX- iliary counter adapted to be operated by said lever.

3 The combination with a main counter, of an auxiliary counter, a pivoted lever carrying a pawl for operating said auxiliary counter, a single spring for performing the double operation ofdrawing the lever down and holding the pawl into engagement with the counter, turn-to-zero devices for the main counter, and means for connecting said devices and the pivoted lever.

4. The combination with a counter having` a turn-to-zero shaft, of a disk carryinga pin mounted on said shaft, a pivoted lever arranged to be operated by said pin, an auxiliary counter, and a lever arranged to be operated by the first-mentioned lever and carrying a pawl adapted to operate the auxiliary counter.

5. The combination with a main counter, of turn-to-Zero devices for the same, an auxiliary counter, a pivoted lever having spaced projections for limiting its movements, astationary pin cooperating with said projections, a pawl mounted on said lever for operating the auxiliary counter, and means con necting said lever and the turn-to-zero devices.

(i. The combination with a main counter, of turn-to-Zero devices for the same, an auxiliary counter, a pivoted lever, a pawl mounted on said lever and arranged to operate the auxiliary counter, a spring connected to said pawl and adapted to draw the same into engagement with the counter and also draw the lever down, and means connected to the turn-to-zero devices for forcing the lever up.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. BICKFORD.

Witnesses z IRA BERKSTRESSER, WM. MOCARTHY. 

